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A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2123538
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 3rd issue 1919. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cream cloth spine with green title, green paper boards. 12 exquisite tipped-in colour plates, mounted on captioned paper with borders. Lovely b/w illustrations (full-page and text). 185 pages. Top edge green. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Some uneven fading to covers. Some foxing throughout. All plates present. Wrapper is edge-creased and worn, with a little surface paper damage to rear panel.

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SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET
Written by William Shakespeare; Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Jane Ray.
Stock no. 1407146
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A re-telling of the story by Michael Rosen. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 9.25 x 8". ISBN: 0744588243. Light bumping to spine and corners. Name to top corner of front endpaper. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1507573
Published by George Allen. 1st 1894. Almost very good condition.

Presented In Eight Pen Designs by Walter Crane. Signed Limited Edition of 650 copies, 600 of which are for sale. Engraved and printed by Duncan C. Dallas. Very large format. 14.75 x 11.5" approx. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. Plates are mounted on thick card with paper guards. No text. Copy no: 10. Spine and corners bumped with wear. Some foxing and a few small marks to covers. Front joint cracked, rear joint starting to crack. Light corner crease to both endpapers, title page and signature page. Some foxing and browning to contents. Foxing to first plate and just a couple of fox spots to second plate.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1316416
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1919. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles with gilt vignette. 40 tissue-guarded tipped in colour plates. xxiv and 143 pages. Spine bumped at top and tail with very slight wear, corners very slightly rubbed. Spine very slightly browned. Name plate to front pastedown. All plates present and in fine condition. Foxing otherwise contents clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by E. Nesbit; William Shakespeare; Hugh Chesson. Illustrated by Frances Brundage; M. Bowley.
Stock no. 1405077
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Beige pictorial boards with circular onlay to front board. Brown titles. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 64 pages plus 4 page booklist to rear. 6.5" x 4.25". Contains: The Merchant of Venice, Timon of Athens & The Comedy of Errors told in story form. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Covers a bit grubby. Couple of hinges are pulled. Some foxing to endpapers and page edges. A few margin marks otherwise contents are clean.

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CYMBELINE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by E. Nesbit; Hugh Chesson. Illustrated by Frances Brundage; M. Bowley.
Stock no. 1404705
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. Almost very good condition.

"The Gem Shakespeare Library". Light brown paper boards, colour onlay to front board. Colour frontis plate, b/w text illustrations. Includes three shakespeare stories: "Cymbeline", "All's Well That Ends Well" and "Much Ado About Nothing". 64 pages. 6.5 x 4.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Couple of small pencil marks to rear cover. Covers a little grubby. Couple of hinges a little cracked. Foxing to endpapers otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by J. Finnemore; F.L. Emmanuel.
Stock no. 1404571
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. circa 1918. Almost very good condition.

Brown boards with gilt title and vignette to front. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Patterned endpapers. 110 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Front board edge a little rubbed. Browning to endpapers and prelims. Name and date to flyleaf. Browning and some foxing to some pages else contents are generally clean.

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SHAKESPEARE AND HIS BIRTHPLACE
Written by Emma Marshall.
Stock no. 1810858
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Good condition.

Oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles, bevelled edges. Colour & b/w illustrations. A few marks to contents. Front endpaper torn at gutter edge with no loss. Hinges pulled, rear hinge messy with creasing to rear endpaper and small chips to edges.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1314309
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Light brown cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 40 exquisite colour plates mounted on cream paper. Large format. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Light damp stain to lower spine edge of front cover. A few small marks to covers. All plates present, one has a small tear at lower edge but all others are in fine condition. Tissue-guard of torn plate and facing text page also have tears (larger). Foxing to contents. Contents are a little loose but binding is still tight.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF TWELFTH NIGHT OR WHAT YOU WILL
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1314200
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Signed limited edition of 350 copies. Printed on handmade paper and bound in white vellum, gilt. 40 superb tipped-in colour plates on dark green mounts with captioned tissue-guards. 143 pages. Large, heavy format. SIGNED by the artist, this is copy no. 53. A few small, light marks to covers. Silk ties are missing. Foxing to textblock and to some page margins. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf.

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SHAKESPEARE TALES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS and WHEN SHAKESPEARE WAS A BOY
Written by F.J. Furnivall; William Shakespeare. Illustrated by John H.F. Bacon; et al..
Stock no. 1309876
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

The Golden Treasury Library. Red cloth, gilt title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front cover. 6 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light scuffing to the edge of the pictorial onlay. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Heavy foxing to contents.

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JAHRBUCH DER DEUTSCHEN SHAKESPEARE-GESELLSCHAFT
Written by F.A. Leo.
Stock no. 988314
Published by A. Huschke. 1st 1883. Slightly better than good condition.

Achtzehnter Jahrgang. Pages: iv, 340. Original brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine. The Shakespeare Society of Germany. Text in German. Contents very good, spine browned and covers unevenly faded.

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